self-approbation
noun[U]
formal(alsoselfapprobation)uk/ˌself.æp.rəˈbeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌself.æp.rəˈbeɪ.ʃən/thequalityorfeelingof being verypleasedwith yourself:
Iapologizefor theburstof self-approbation, but IthinkI did very well.
Hereadthrough what he had written with nosmalldegreeof self-approbation.
- Shesteppedforwardtogreetthem with asmileofradiantself-approbation.
- I took nocomfortfrom self-approbation, orevenself-respect.
- Someeducatedpeople, through acombinationof pre-setblindnessand self-approbation,seemtobelievethey canoutwitthefuture.
Approving & approval
- accepting
- affirmation
- approbate
- approbation
- approval
- approving
- be here forsomeoneidiom
- body positive
- countenance
- here
- like
- nice
- nice one!idiom
- relegitimize
- royal assent
- rubber stamp
- seal
- self-affirmation
- thumb
- thumbs upidiom